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Genesis 8:11

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← Genesis 8:10	Genesis 8:11 (KJV)	Genesis 8:12 →
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;	And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth [was] an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.	And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the dove^H3123 came in^H935 to him in the evening^{H6256 H6153}; and, lo, in her mouth^H6310 was an olive^H2132 leaf^H5929 pluckt off^H2965: so Noah^H5146 knew^H3045 that the waters^H4325 were abated^H7043 from off the earth^H776.

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Original Hebrew

וַתָּבֹא אֵלָיו הַיֹּונָה לְעֵת עֶרֶב וְהִנֵּה עֲלֵה־זַיִת טָרָף בְּפִיהָ וַיֵּדַע נֹחַ כִּי־קַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/תָּבֹ֨א	va./ta.Vo'	H935	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ it came
אֵלָ֤י/ו	'e.La/v	H413	HR/Sp3ms	to/ him
הַ/יּוֹנָה֙	hai./yo.Nah	H3123	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ dove
לְ/עֵ֣ת	le./'Et	H6256	HR/Ncbsc	to/ (the) time of
עֶ֔רֶב	'E.rev	H6153	HNcmsa	evening
וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה	ve./hi.Neh	H2009	HC/Tm	and/ there!
עֲלֵה	'a.leh-	H5929	HNcmsc	a leaf of
זַ֖יִת	Za.yit	H2132	HNcmsa	olive
טָרָ֣ף	ta.Raf	H2965	HAamsa	freshly plucked
בְּ/פִ֑י/הָ	be./Fi./ha	H6310	HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs	(was) in/ mouth/ its
וַ/יֵּ֣דַע	va/i.Ye.da'	H3045	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he knew
נֹ֔חַ	No.ach	H5146	HNp	Noah
כִּי	ki-	H3588	HC	that
קַ֥לּוּ	Ka.lu	H7043	HVqp3cp	they were abated
הַ/מַּ֖יִם	ha./Ma.yim	H4325	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ waters
מֵ/עַ֥ל	me./'Al	H5921	HR/R	from/ on
הָ/אָֽרֶץ	ha./'A.retz	H776	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ earth

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H2132 — זַיִת (zayith, zay'-yith): probably from an unused root (akin to זִו); an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry; olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.
• H2965 — טָרָף (ṭârâph, taw-rawf'): from טָרַף; recently torn off, i.e. fresh; pluckt off.
• H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
• H3123 — יוֹנָה (yôwnâh, yo-naw'): probably from the same as יַיִן; a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating); dove, pigeon.
• H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
• H5146 — נֹחַ (Nôach, no'-akh): the same as נוּחַ; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood; Noah.
• H5929 — עָלֶה (ʻâleh, aw-leh'): from עָלָה; a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliage; branch, leaf.
• H6153 — עֶרֶב (ʻereb, eh'-reb): from עָרַב; dusk; [phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.
• H6256 — עֵת (ʻêth, ayth): from עַד; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
• H7043 — קָלַל (qâlal, kaw-lal'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.); abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-) vile, whet.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• an olive — Nehemiah 8:15, Zechariah 4:12-14, Romans 10:15

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: DOVE, THE
• Nave’s: DOVE, TURTLE, OLIVE

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